How to Straighten Your Natural Hair

Most women desire straight hair which is trendy. Straight hair suits all face types and shapes. There are a number of tips to get your hair straighten.

Some women adopt chemical treatments which are harsh to straighten their hair.

This article compiles the natural ways to get your hair straighten. These methods require time to get pretty, stylish and convenient hair and cause no damage to your hair.

In order to straighten your hair, it is of paramount importance to know your hair type prior to the straightening process. Always wash your hair before straightening it. The outside pollution, grease, oily scalp, and dirt can ruin your hair.

So wash it thoroughly before straightening. It is easier to manage a well-conditioned hair. In addition, well-conditioned hair reacts fairly well to the straightener.

For a healthy and straight natural hair avoid using chemical or excessive heat treatments. Over time, these chemicals and heat cause damage to your natural hair.

Chemical and heat treatments dry your hair out, cause splitting of the ends and after a period your straight hair becomes unattractive. Straight hair is convenient, stylish and pretty, especially during winter.

Below are some of the ways to straighten your natural hair

1. Brush Your Wet Hair Until It Becomes Dry

Immediately after washing your natural hair, make sure you give it time to dry completely, but continue to brush it each five minutes.

The best way to brush the hair is to pull out each section and hold it for a few seconds in order to encourage it to straighten out. This can also be done near a fan, which is quicker, but requires continuous brushing.

2. Roll Your Hair

Make use of large rollers for your natural hair. These rollers should be the size of soda cans. Use large hair rollers to roll a section of your wet natural hair and secure this parts tightly against your head.

Give it time to dry completely. This is significant because moisture can make your hair to curl.

3. Twist Your Natural Hair Into a Bun

To begin with, in case you have hair that is obedient and “straightish”, this method will definitely work for you. Though this method may not work for stubbornly wavy hair, twisting your hair into a bun may work for your natural hair.

Make a plait of moist hair and twist like a rope. Wrap it around itself to form a bun and secure it with an elastic. Give it time to dry and then brush it out.

4. Wrap Your Wet Hair Tightly

When your natural hair is wet, straighten it by combing it and dividing it down the center. Straighten the left part all the way over to the right portion and wrap around the back of your head. You may use bobby pins to secure it.

A good way to wrap your wet hair is to flip the right side. , wrap, and then pin it in a similar way. Let your hair dry completely. To reduce frizzing, wrap your hair in a silk scarf and sleep on it.

5. Use Overnight Hair Hands

Divide your damp hair into a number of low ponytails is recommended. Then fasten your natural hair using a hair elastic that is soft. Add other elastics down the braid after every inch or so. This is important in order to hold the ponytail together.

Note, the elastics you use should be somewhat loose to avoid leaving noticeable marks on your hair. You can now go to bed and in the morning, let it out.

6. Form a Natural Straightening Mask

The best natural straightening mask is honey and milk mask. To create it, you need to mix a cup of coconut milk or whole milk with one tablespoon of honey and then giving it time to soak into your natural hair and the scalp for at least an hour prior to washing the mask out.

To do this also, you can mix two cups of milk with an egg. Soak your natural hair in the mixture for about ten minutes, then squeeze it out, make sure you don’t rinse, and then wrap it with a plastic cover for about 30 minutes. Clean it and the brush your natural hair.

A recommended method is applying the natural straightening mask twice every week for two months in order to thoroughly straighten it and relax it. To fully do this, one cup of milk, two tablespoon of cornstarch, two tablespoons of olive oil and 5-6 lemon juice tablespoons. Heat the mixture at low temperatures and stir until the mixture becomes smooth. Then cool it and apply to your natural hair.

7. Minimize Exposure to Heat

If you must use heat to straighten your hair, minimize the exposure. Try to apply heat 1-2 times in a month. Heat makes your hair delicate, brittle it and may cause alteration of your hair patterns. Heat also causes damage to your natural hair’s curl pattern.

8. Avoid Repeat Application

Target for a semi-straight hair. A semi-straight look does not last but protects your precious tresses. You may want your hair to look as straight as possible, but doing this over and over with a flat iron will damage your hair and also your natural hair’s curl pattern.

Press your natural hair into small sections and then brush it once. Avoid repeat application of heat on one section of your hair.

About Aubrey Ginsberg

Hi, my name is Aubrey Ginsberg and I am the co-founder and editor of www.girlswithnaturalhair.com. I work as a professional graphic designer and blogger, but I have (as most of women probably) a big passion for beauty & hair care.

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